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admonition
[ ad-muh-nish-uhn ]
noun
- an act of admonishing.
- counsel, advice, or caution.
- a gentle reproof.
- a warning or reproof given by an ecclesiastical authority.
Other Words From
- pre·ad·mo·ni·tion noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of admonition1
Example Sentences
This admonition applied to words as well as sticks and stones; there were just certain things liberals shouldn’t say to, or about, Trump’s familiars.
Despite decades of admonitions from nutritionists and environmentalists to “eat locally, think globally,” our collective diets are more international than ever.
Mexico sent a diplomat note to Washington expressing displeasure with the admonitions from Salazar.
Early in Tuesday’s proceedings, the convention heard admonitions from scions of two Democratic presidents that Harris will carry on the legacies of John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.
As in the U.S., global expressions of sympathy and of relief that Trump was not seriously injured came from across the political spectrum, together with admonitions that political violence was never acceptable.
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